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Dozens of Philadelphia Public Schools on Chopping Block
Students, parents, teachers, rally against a proposed radical restructuring of the public school system.
Quebec Students Demand Education as a Right, Continue Strike
Thousands of students across Quebec continue their strike. More than 170,000 students are on strike. A deal that was tentatively agreed to by some of the student leadership over …
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Studies Suggest Economic Inequity Is Built Into, and Worsened by, School Systems
In light of the new research, several components of no excuses education reform are likely to increase the current problems with social and educational equity, instead of addressing them.
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A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College
Click here to support news free of corporate influence by donating to Truthout. Ada, Ohio - Kelsey Griffith graduates on Sunday from Ohio Northern University. To start paying off her …
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CUNY Students Protest Tuition Increases Today for Tomorrow’s Students
They also demanded that all charges be dropped against students with charges pending from peaceable protests.
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Want to Appreciate Teachers? Stop Treating Their Students Like Dirt
A teacher offers her perspective on the hypocrisy of Teacher Appreciation week. This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. You can celebrate by reaching out to one of your …
Seniors’ Social Security Garnished for Student Debts
(Photo: Francisco Osorio, John Ott; Edited: Lance Page / Truthout) Congress has also given lenders draconian collection powers to extort not just the original principal and interest on student …
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Why Isn’t Closing 40 Philadelphia Public Schools National News?
On February 14, 2012, Pennsylvania public school students, parents and teachers converged at the Capitol Rotunda to denounce Governor Corbett's education plans and demand better schools. (Photo: karathepirate) If …
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Why Are Student Loan Interest Rates Set to Double? Thank These Lobbyists Who Helped Kill the Bill Yesterday
(Photo: Saint Huck) On Tuesday afternoon, Senate Republicans blocked a measure that would have prevented a big hike for student loan interest rates. The legislation would have kept “subsidized …
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Republicans in Senate Block Bill on Student Loan Rates
Washington - Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of a Democratic bill to prevent the doubling of some student loan interest rates, leaving the legislation in limbo less than …